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Airforce Common Admission Test
(AFCAT)-1 2018
1. Who invented Fountain Pen?
(A) Petrache Poenaru
(B) Walter Hunt
(C) J. L. Beared
(D) Williams Gs
2. What is the size of Cricket Stump?
(A) 26 inches
(B) 28 inches
(C) 23 inches
(D) 18 inches
3. Who minted the coin of Laxmi Type?
(A) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
(B) Skandagupta
(C) Chandragupta-II
(D) Mohammad Gauri
4. Which country hosted Asian Games maximum number of times?
(A) Japan
(B) China
(C) Thailand
(D) Belgium
5. Places of Buddha Enlightenment?
(A) Bodhgaya
(B) Vaishali
(C) Rajagriha
(D) None of these
6. What is the dance of Gujarat?
(A) Bihu
(B) Lavani
(C) Garbha
(D) Ghumara
7. Tulsidas was contemporary of which Mughal Emperor?
(A) Jahangir
(B) Akbar
(C) Shahjahan
(D) Humayun
8. Asian Games 2018 will be held in which country?
(A) Hangzhou (China)
(B) Incheon (South Korea)
(C) Doha (Qatar)
(D) Jakarta (Indonesia)
9. FIFA World Cup 2018 venue?
(A) Russia
(B) Brazil
(C) South Africa
(D) Germany
10. Indian Standard Time (IST) passes through?
(A) Bhopal
(B) Ranchi
(C) Allahabad
(D) Raipur
11. Gulf of Mannar is situated at:
(A) Gujarat
(B) Tamilnadu
(C) J & K
(D) None of these
12. Main reason of Indian Monsoon:
(A) Seasonal reversal of winds
(B) Retreating monsoon
(C) Cyclonic depression
(D) All of these
13. From which country, India brought transport aircraft?
(A) Russia
(B) Israel
(C) France
(D) United Stated of America (USA)
14. India’s Youngest Grandmaster:
(A) Parimarjan Negi
(B) Himanshu Sharma
(C) Srinath Narayanan
(D) Abhijeet Gupta
15. Uber Cup is related to which game?
(A) Tennis
(B) Badminton
(C) Football
(D) Hockey
16. Term used for stamp collection:
(A) Numismatics
(B) Stamping
(C) Philately
(D) Ticketing
17. Mahatma Gandhi entered in politics from which movement?
(A) Dandi March
(B) Champaran Satyagraha
(C) Khilafat Movement
(D) Non-cooperation Movement
18. Cricket Pitch length:
(A) 22 yards
(B) 18 yards
(C) 25 yards
(D) 29 yards
19. ICC Headquarter is situated in:
(A) Singpore
(B) London
(C) Vienna
(D) Dubai
20. First Women wrestler to win Commonwealth Medal:
(A) Babita Kumari
(B) Kavita Devi
(C) Geeta Phogat
(D) Shakshi Malik
21. Yerevan is the capital of:
(A) Armenia
(B) Tirana
(C) Baku
(D) Minsk
22. Hoober Shot is related to which sports?
(A) Football
(B) Badminton
(C) Cricket
(D) Golf
23. Book “Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights” is written by:
(A) Maria Sharapova
(B) Salman Rushdie
(C) Deepti Naval
(D) Taslima Nasreen
24. Indian Economy (1950-1990) is:
(A) Conservative
(B) Mixed
(C) Both Conservative & Mixed
(D) Liberal
25. Strait of Hormuz is situated in:
(A) Persina Gulf
(B) Argolic Gulf
(C) Gulf of Aden
(D) None of these
26. A seller increases the cost price of an article by 30% and fixed the marked price as Rs 286. But during sale he gave 10% discount to the purchaser. Percentage of Profit will be:
(A) 15
(B) 20
(C) 17
(D) 10
27. A plane can cover 6000 km in 8 hours. If the speed is increased by 250 kmph, then the time taken by the plane to cover 9000 km is:
(A) 5 hours
(B) 8 hours
(C) 6 hours
(D) 9 hours
28. A sum of Rs 800 becomes Rs 956 in 3 years at a certain rate of simple interest. If the rate of interest is increased by 4%, what amount will the same sum become in 3 years?
(A) Rs 1052
(B) Rs 1042
(C) Rs 1024
(D) Rs 1025
29. The average age of 35 students in class is 16 years. Out of these students the average age of 21 students is 14 years. The average age of remaining students is:
(A) 15 years
(B) 17 years
(C) 20 years
(D) 19 years
30. The difference between the cost price and sale price is Rs 240. If the profit is 20%, the selling price is:
(A) Rs 1200
(B) Rs 1440
(C) Rs 1800
(D) Rs 2440
31. Rs 800 becomes Rs 956 in 3 years at a certain rate of interest. If the rate of interest is increased by 4% what amount will Rs 800 become in 3 years?
(A) Rs 1020
(B) Rs 1052
(C) Rs 1282
(D) Rs 1080
32. If A/B = 3/4, then what is the value of 
(A) 3/5
(B) 2/5
(C) 1/5
(D) 4/5
33. 10 years ago the average age of a family of 4 member was 24, In mean time two child born by a gap of two years, what is the age of younger child if the average age family is same as it was 10 years ago.
(A) 2 years
(B) 4 years
(C) 3 years
(D) 5 years
34. A sum was invested for 3 years at simple interest at a certain rate. Had it been invested at 4% higher rate of interest, it would have fetched Rs 600 more. The sum is:
(A) Rs 4000
(B) Rs 4950
(C) Rs 5000
(D) Rs 5150
35. The average salary of all the workers in a workshop is Rs 8000. The average salary of seven technicians is Rs 12000 and average salary of others is Rs 6000. The total number of workers in the workshop are
(A) 20
(B) 21
(C) 22
(D) 23
36. A trader mixes 26 kg of rice at Rs 20 kg with 30 kg rice of another variety costing Rs 36 per kg. If he sells the mixture at Rs 30 per kg his profit will be
(A) −7%
(B) 5%
(C) 8%
(D) 10%
37. The ratio between two numbers is 3 : 4. If each number is increased by 6 the ratio becomes 4 : 5. The difference between the numbers is:
(A) 1
(B) 3
(C) 6
(D) 8
38. A can complete a work in 12 days, whereas A and B together can complete the same work in 9 days. How many days will it take B to complete the work?
(A) 24 days
(B) 16 days
(C) 36 days
(D) 18 days
39. Two trains are moving in the same direction
(A) 225 m
(B) 180 m
(C) 200 m
(D) 215 m
40. A starts a business with Rs 3500 and after 5 months B joins with A as his partner. After a year, the profit is divided in the ratio 2 : 3. What is B’s contribution in the capital?
(A) Rs 8000
(B) Rs 8500
(C) Rs 9000
(D) Rs 7500
41. A boat travels upstream from B to A and downstream from A to B in 3 hours. If the speed of the boat in still water is 9 km/h and the speed of the current is 3 km/h, the distance between A and B is:
(A) 9 km
(B) 10 km
(C) 11 km
(D) 12 km
42. A’s salary is 50% more than B’s. How much per cent is B’s salary less than A’s?
(A) 
(B) 
(C) 
(D) 
43. The average weight of 50 boys in a class is 45 kg. When one boy leaves the class, the average reduces by 100 g. Find the weight of the boy who left the class.
(A) 50 kg
(B) 50.8 kg
(C) 49 kg
(D) 49.9 kg
44. 20 litres of a mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 5 : 3. If 4 litres of this mixture is replaced by 4 litres of milk, the ratio of milk to water in the new mixture would be:
(A) 2 : 1
(B) 7 : 3
(C) 8 : 3
(D) 4 : 3
45. The mean of 50 observations was 36. It was found later that an observation 48 was wrongly taken as 23. The corrected new mean is:
(A) 35.2
(B) 34.1
(C) 36.5
(D) 39.1
46. Two trains travel in opposite directions at 36 km/h and 45 km/h respectively. A man sitting in slower train passes the faster train in 8 seconds. The length of the faster train is:
(A) 80 m
(B) 120 m
(C) 160 m
(D) 180 m
47. A towel was 50 cm broad and 100 cm long. When bleached, it was found to have lost 20% of its length and 10% of its breadth. Find the percentage of decrease in area?
(A) 32%
(B) 28%
(C) 33%
(D) 24%
48. The sum of the number of boys and girls in a school is 150. If the number of boys is x, then the number of girls becomes x% of the total number of students. How many boys are there in the school?
(A) 51
(B) 65
(C) 60
(D) 95
49. ‘A’ scored 30% marks and failed by 15 marks. ‘B’ scored 40% marks and obtained 35 marks more than those required to pass. What is the pass percentage?
(A) 33%
(B) 40%
(C) 34%
(D) 48%
50. Two pipes ‘A’ and ‘B’ can fill a tank in 20 and 30 minutes respectively. If both the pipes are used together, then how long will it take to fill the tank?
(A) 12 min
(B) 15 min
(C) 25 min
(D) 50 min
Directions (Qs. 51-55): Each question consist of two words which have a certain relationship to each other, followed four pairs of related words. Select the pair which has the same relationship.
51. STORY : NOVEL
(A) Sea : Ocean
(B) School : University
(C) Book : Dictionary
(D) Poetry : Drama
52. GRAIN : SALT
(A) Shard : Pottery
(B) Shred : Wood
(C) Blades : Grass
(D) Chips : Glass
53. WAITER : TIP
(A) Student : Marks
(B) Worker : Bonus
(C) Employee : Wages
(D) Clerk : Bribe
54. PAIN : SEDATIVE
(A) Comfort : Stimulant
(B) Grief : Consolation
(C) Trance : Narcotic
(D) Ache : Extraction
55. LIGHT : BLIND
(A) Speech : Dumb
(B) Language : Deaf
(C) Tongue : Sound
(D) Voice : Vibration
Directions (Qs. 56-59): In the following questions a series is being given. Select from the alternatives the correct term to fill in the missing term.
56. 5, 7, 10, 11, 15, 15, 20, …….
(A) 22
(B) 19
(C) 20
(D) 21
57. 
(A) 6/25
(B) 7/25
(C) 6/25√5
(D) 7/25√5
58. 3, 15, 39, 75, ……..,
(A) 93
(B) 101
(C) 99
(D) 123
59. 25, 25, 27, 22, 30, 19, 34, 16,……
(A) 39
(B) 35
(C) 32
(D) 13
Directions (Qs. 60-64): In each of the following question find out the alternative which will replace the question mark.
60. Blizzard : Freeze : : ? : ?
(A) Insult : Humiliation
(B) Bad : Immoral
(C) Caution : Careless
(D) Jealousy : Respect
61. Graceful : Clumsy : : ? : ?
(A) Horror : Sympathy
(B) Laugh : Cry
(C) Recapitulate : Synopsis
(D) Encumber : Burden
62. Zenith : Nadir : : ? : ?
(A) Indigent : Poverty
(B) Zeal : Eagerness
(C) Success : Peak
(D) Genuine : Phony
63. Pedagogy : Teaching : : ? : ?
(A) Telepathy : Emotions
(B) Radiology : Sound
(C) Mycology : Fossils
(D) Entomology : Insects
64. Capriciousness : Reliability : : ? : ?
(A) Heated : Boiling
(B) Tenacious : Practicality
(C) Arbitrary : Whimsical
(D) Unreliable : Inhuman
Directions (Qs. 65-68): Each of the following questions consists of two sets of figures. Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 constitute the Problem Set while figures A, B, C and D constitute the Answer Set. There is a definite relationship between figures (1) and (2) Establish a similar relationship between figures (3) and (4) by selecting a suitable figure from the Answer set that would replace the question mark (?) in fig. (4).
65. 
66. 
67. 
68. 
Directions (Qs. 69-73): There are two sets of figures namely the Problem figures containing five figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and Answer Figures A, B, C, D. Select one figure from the Answer figures which will continue the same series as given in the Problem Figures.
69. 
70. 
71. 
72. 
73. 
74. Find odd one out:
25, 38, 55, 61, 85, 98
(A) 25
(B) 85
(C) 61
(D) 38
75. In this diagram, a total number of 100 players play different games.
How many players play Football and Hockey but not Cricket?
(A) 20
(B) 25
(C) 15
(D) 5
Directions (Qs. 76-80): Choose the word which is nearly opposite in meaning to the given word:
76. Obstinate
(A) Firm
(B) Steadfast
(C) Amenable
(D) Tenacious
77. Profane
(A) Impious
(B) Secular
(C) Blasphemous
(D) Holy
78. Audacious
(A) Adventurous
(B) Cowardly
(C) Defiant
(D) Impudent
79. Intrepid
(A) Timid
(B) Dauntless
(C) Resolute
(D) Plucky
80. Repudiate
(A) Abandon
(B) Abjure
(C) Accept
(D) Discard
Directions (Qs. 81-83): A part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed choose “No Improvement.”
81. Years ago, I met a man which was President and Chairman of the board of a company.
(A) No improvement
(B) Who
(C) Whom
(D) Whose
82. Covering thirty kilometers in thirty minutes are not a great distance using a brand new car
(A) aren’t great distance
(B) No improvement
(C) is not distance
(D) is not a great distance
83. Where are you coming from?
(A) do you come from
(B) were you from
(C) No improvement
(D) you are coming from
Directions (Qs. 84-86): Out of the alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given word/sentences and indicate it in the Answer Sheet.
84. One who can not be corrected:
(A) Indefatigable
(B) indolent
(C) ineligible
(D) incorrigible
85. Put side by side:
(A) Propose
(B) Depose
(C) Juxtapose
(D) Impose
86. Chief of commander of army:
(A) Colonel
(B) Lieutenant
(C) Major
(D) General
Directions (Qs. 87-91): Which word or words explain the meaning of the meaning idioms:
87. To meet one’s waterloo
(A) A sure success
(B) A big struggle
(C) A decisive defeat or failure
(D) A great chance
88. Sitting on the fence
(A) Watch carefully
(B) Sitting carelessly
(C) Sitting carefully
(D) Avoid making a decision
89. Gift of gab
(A) Ability to win at gambles
(B) Ability to speak with eloquence and fluency
(C) Ability to win gossips
(D) Ability to gabble
90. From hand to mouth
(A) Eating too much
(B) Biting nails
(C) Eating without spoon
(D) Satisfying only bare needs
91. Carry the day
(A) Win
(B) Lose
(C) Waste time
(D) Utilize time
Directions (Qs. 92-96): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
We stand poised precariously and challengingly on the razor’s edge of destiny. We are now at the mercy of atom bombs and the like which would destroy us completely if we fail to control them wisely. And wisdom in this crisis means sensitiveness to the basic values of life; it means a vivid realization t hat we are literally living in one world where we must either swim together or sink together. We cannot afford to tamper with man’s single mind loyalty to peace and international understanding. Anyone, who does it is a traitor not only to man’s past and present, but also to his future, because he is mortgaging the destiny of unborn generations.
92. From the tone and style of the passage it appears that the writer it
(A) a prose writer with a fascination for images and metaphors.
(B) a humanist with a clear foresight.
(C) a traitor who wishes to mortgage the destiny of future generations.
(D) unaware of the global power situation.
93. The best way to escape complete annihilation in an atomic war is to
(A) work for international understanding and harmony.
(B) invent more powerful weapons.
(C) turn to religion.
(D) ban nuclear weapons.
94. The phrase ‘razor’s edge of destiny’ means a/an
(A) enigma that cuts through the pattern of life like the edge of a razor.
(B) critical situation that foreordains the future.
(C) sharp line of division that marks the alternative courses of action in the future.
(D) destiny with sharp edges.
95. According to the writer, ‘wisdom’ on the razor’s edge of destiny means
(A) awareness that we stand poised precariously on the razor’s edge of destiny.
(B) determination to ban nuclear weapons.
(C) responsibility to the ‘unborn generations’.
(D) awareness of the basic values of life.
96. The author is concerned about the threat of nuclear weapons because he feels that
(A) a nuclear war will destroy human civilization.
(B) all countries are interlinked and one cannot escape the consequence of what happens to another country.
(C) the world is on the brink of disaster.
(D) his country is threatened by a nuclear war.
Directions (Qs. 97-100): Select the most appropriate word from the options against each number:
About sixty per cent of the human body is water. If you could …(97)… out a human being like a …(98)… you would obtain about fifty litres of water. This water which is not like …(99)… water because of the substance it …(100)… is necessary to the life of the human being.
97.
(A) work
(B) wrench
(C) press
(D) squeeze
98.
(A) mango
(B) lemon
(C) fruit
(D) banana
99.
(A) usual
(B) ordinary
(C) common
(D) normal
100.
(A) dissolves
(B) carries
(C) contains
(D) includes
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